Anchored fast

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On the Rock of ages, safe within the veil

Author: Tullius C. O'Kane
Tune: [Tossing on the billow] (Gould)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 On the Rock of Ages,
Safe within the veil,
We may cast our anchor
As o'er life we sail.

Refrain:
While the tempest rages,
To the Rock of Ages,
I am anchored fast,
I am anchored fast.

2 When the tempest gathers,
To this Rock I cling,
Tho' the waves are round me
Still my soul will sing. [Chorus]

3 Storms may be above me,
Loud may roar the blast,
All is peace within me,
While I'm anchored fast. [Chorus]

4 May I, till the voyage--
All its perils past--
Brings me safe to glory,
Still be anchored fast. [Chorus]

Source: Joy to the World: or, sacred songs for gospel meetings #61

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Author: Tullius C. O'Kane

O'Kane, Tullius Clinton, an American writer, born March 10, 1830, is the author of "O sing of Jesus, Lamb of God" (Redemption); and "Who, who are these beside the chilly wave?" (Triumph in Death), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878 and 1881. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	On the Rock of ages, safe within the veil
Title:	Anchored fast
Author:	Tullius C. O'Kane
Refrain First Line:	While the tempest rages
Copyright:	Public Domain